Well-being of future generations - community assessment Ruthin member area group Key points

Population characteristics - older age structure than Wales and GB, particularly high % aged 65+, with noticeable dip in 16-44 age groups. Slightly low net population growth in past 10 years compared to national figures, but above Denbighshire average. Population density low. Ethnicity & religion significantly less diverse than national averages. Welsh speakers well above Welsh average - highest sub area in Denbighshire.

Health - limiting long term illness significantly below Denbighshire and Wales average. High levels of hypertension, compared to Wales average.

Housing and living arrangements - pensioner only households much higher than national average. Average household size around national average. Average number of rooms per house is high. Households with no access to car very low. High levels of owner occupation & low levels of social renting. House prices much higher than Denbighshire and Welsh average.

Community safety - very low crime rates.

Economy - resident's employment in wholesale/retail and communications/finance/property industries low compared to national figures, and low compared to Denbighshire for health/social care (though still biggest sector). Comparatively high employment in agriculture/forestry/fishing, and education. Qualification levels high compared to national figures. Proportion of people in managerial/professional socio-economic grouping well above both Wales and England & Wales average. Unemployed claimant rate very low.

Income and benefits - income levels well above national average. Proportion of people claiming benefits below national levels.

Poverty and deprivation - proportion of children in families claiming Working Tax Credits lower than national average, though heavily skewed towards in-work families. Higher than average levels of deprivation in the access to services domain of the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation.

These statistics may be used under the terms of the Open Government Licence. Population characteristics Population, age and gender 2014 (ONS MYE) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales GB Number % % % % Mid-year population 2004 13,100 Change Change Change Change Mid-year population 2014 13,600 3.6% 0.8% 4.9% 7.8% Males 6,800 50.2% 49.3% 49.2% 49.2% Females 6,750 49.8% 50.7% 50.8% 50.8% Aged 0-15 2,300 17.1% 18.1% 18.0% 18.8% Aged 16-29 1,950 14.5% 15.6% 18.2% 18.3% Aged 30-44 2,000 14.9% 15.9% 18.0% 19.7% Aged 45-64 4,100 30.1% 27.6% 26.3% 25.5% Aged 65+ 3,200 23.5% 22.9% 19.5% 17.7% Population density 2014 (persons/ha) 0.47 1.13 1.49 4.16

Population characteristics (Census 2011) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales E & W Number % Born in Wales 7,941 59.9% 58.1% 72.7% 4.9% Born outside the UK 532 4.0% 4.1% 5.5% 13.4% Ethnicity - white British 12,707 95.9% 95.6% 93.2% 80.5% Other white 232 1.8% 1.8% 2.4% 5.5% Mixed ethnic group 106 0.8% 0.8% 1.0% 2.2% Other ethnic groups 206 1.6% 1.8% 3.4% 11.8% Religion - Christian 8,757 66.1% 64.1% 57.6% 59.3% Other religion 164 1.2% 1.4% 2.7% 8.4% No religion 3,356 25.3% 26.8% 32.1% 25.1% (of persons aged 3+) Speak Welsh 5,163 40.2% 24.6% 19.0% - No skills in Welsh 5,995 46.7% 64.6% 73.3% - Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board February 2017 Well-being of future generations - community assessment Ruthin member area group Health Health and provision of care (Census 2011) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales E & W Number % People with limiting long term illness 2,325 17.5% 23.5% 22.7% 17.9% People providing unpaid care 1,448 10.9% 12.4% 12.1% 10.3%

Patients with chronic illness, by GP cluster (General Medical Services QOF 2015-16) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales Cluster name Central and south Denbighshire Hypertension (high blood pressure) 17.0% 17.2% 15.6% Asthma 7.0% 7.2% 6.9% Diabetes 5.7% 6.2% 5.9% Coronary heart disease 4.0% 4.5% 3.8% Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease* 2.6% 3.2% 2.2% Epilepsy 0.7% 0.8% 0.8% Heart failure 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% Cancer 3.0% 3.0% 2.6% Dementia 0.7% 0.9% 0.6% * lung diseases including chronic bronchitis and emphysema

Based on clusters of GP surgeries as identified by local health boards. The health boards have formally developed arrangements for small groups of GP practices to work collaboratively to develop services in the community, serving populations of between 30 and 50 thousand patients. Clusters are best fit to the sub areas and do not exactly match the same boundaries.

Housing and living arrangements Households (Census, 2011) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales E & W Number % Total households 5,614 40,546 1,302,676 23,366,044 All one person household 1,648 29.4% 31.4% 30.8% 30.2% - one person; aged 65+ 830 14.8% 15.2% 13.7% 12.4% All households with dependent children 1,491 26.6% 27.2% 28.2% 29.1% - lone parents with dependents 263 4.7% 7.0% 7.5% 7.2% All households of only pensioners 1,472 26.2% 26.0% 22.9% 20.9%

Population in private households 12,936 97.6% 98.7% 98.3% 98.2% Average household size 2.30 2.28 2.31 2.36

Household facilities No central heating 185 3.3% 3.1% 2.3% 2.7% Overcrowded 168 3.0% 4.5% 5.2% 8.5% Average rooms per household 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.4 No car 608 10.8% 21.0% 22.9% 25.6%

Tenure Owner occupied 4,190 74.6% 69.2% 67.8% 64.3% Rented from social landlord 606 10.8% 13.1% 16.5% 17.6% Other rented 818 14.6% 17.7% 15.7% 18.0%

Dwellings by council tax band (Neighbourhood Stats, March 2011) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales Number % Total dwellings 5,958 100% 43,711 1,375,592 Band A 373 6.3% 9.0% 14.9% Band B 604 10.1% 16.3% 21.3% Band C 1,142 19.2% 32.1% 21.7% Band D 823 13.8% 17.4% 16.0% Band E 1,178 19.8% 12.0% 13.1% Band F 1,028 17.3% 7.9% 8.0% Band G 667 11.2% 4.4% 3.7% Band H 93 1.6% 0.7% 0.9% Band I 50 0.8% 0.4% 0.4% Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board February 2017 Well-being of future generations - community assessment Ruthin member area group House prices (Land Registry, 2015; CACI PayCheck, 2015) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales E & W Median (All house types) £ 176,000 £ 135,000 £ 140,000 £ 203,995 Lower quartile (All house types) £ 125,000 £ 107,000 £ 100,000 £ 135,000

Ratio income:houseprice (median) 5.9 5.6 5.8 7.1 Ratio income:houseprice (lower quartile) 7.6 8.0 7.4 8.7

Community safety Crime incidences (North Wales Police, 2016) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales E & W Number Rate* All crime incidences 2015/16 357 26.30 62.12 61.16 78.63 Violence against the person 95 7.00 20.77 16.84 17.32 Theft & handling 70 5.16 13.59 - - Criminal damage & arson 77 5.67 10.89 10.19 9.40 *annual crime rate per 1,000 population

Fire incidences - accidental dwelling fires (North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, three year data 2013-2016) Incidents - three year average Casualties (injuries & fatalities) - three year total Economy & employment Industry of employment (Census 2011) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales E & W Number % All in employment (aged 16-74) 6,583 41,156 1,363,615 26,526,336 Agriculture, forestry & fishing 350 5.3% 2.3% 1.7% 0.9% Mining, quarrying, energy, water 77 1.2% 1.4% 1.9% 1.5% Manufacturing 581 8.8% 9.1% 10.5% 8.9% Construction 621 9.4% 8.5% 8.2% 7.7% Wholesale & retail 740 11.2% 14.4% 15.6% 15.9% Transport & storage 213 3.2% 3.9% 3.9% 5.0% Accommodation & food services 442 6.7% 6.9% 6.2% 5.6% Communication, finance, property 354 5.4% 5.0% 6.6% 9.7% Professional, scientific, technical 391 5.9% 4.1% 4.3% 6.6% Administrative & support services 221 3.4% 3.7% 4.0% 4.9% Public administration & defence 440 6.7% 6.6% 7.9% 6.0% Education 871 13.2% 10.0% 10.1% 9.9% Health & social work 959 14.6% 19.1% 14.5% 12.5% Other 323 4.9% 5.0% 4.5% 5.0%

No qualifications (all aged 16+) 2,001 18.3% 25.4% 25.9% 22.7% Level 4+ qualification 3,709 33.9% 24.2% 24.5% 27.2%

Social class (Census, 2011) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales E & W Number % All aged 16-74 9,602 67,676 2,245,166 41,126,540 Managerial & professional 3,542 36.9% 28.2% 27.4% 31.1% Skilled 3,041 31.7% 30.9% 29.4% 29.1% Part / unskilled 2,062 21.5% 28.7% 28.8% 25.2% Students & other 957 10.0% 12.2% 14.5% 14.6%

Unemployment (claimant count) (NOMIS, 2016) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales GB Dec-15 65 0.8% 2.3% 2.2% 1.7% Mar-16 60 0.7% 2.4% 2.4% 1.9% Jun-16 60 0.7% 2.1% 2.2% 1.8% Sep-16 65 0.7% 1.9% 2.2% 1.8% Claimants aged 16-24 (Sep-16)* 15 23.1% 26.7% 25.8% 22.5% Claimants aged 50+ (Sep-16)* 15 23.1% 20.7% 22.1% 23.8% * Rounded to nearest 5. % is of all claimants. Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board February 2017 Well-being of future generations - community assessment Ruthin member area group Income & benefits Household income (CACI PayCheck, 2015) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales GB £ % Median income 30,050 23,900 24,250 28,700 Lower quartile 16,400 13,450 13,600 15,450 Households below 60% GB median (= £17,173) 26.7% 35.0% 34.5% 28.8%

Benefits (NOMIS, 2016) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales GB February 2015 Number % All working age client group* 645 7.9% 17.8% 16.3% 12.5% Job seekers* 85 1.0% 2.5% 2.5% 2.0% ESA/incapacity benefits* 335 4.1% 9.3% 8.6% 6.3% Lone parent* 30 0.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.1% Other income related* 20 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.3% All key out of work benefits* 470 5.8% 13.6% 12.8% 9.7% Carers* 75 0.9% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% Disabled* 80 1.0% 1.5% 1.3% 1.1% Bereaved* 20 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% Pension credit** 430 12.8% 21.7% 20.3% 18.6%

February 2016 Number % All working age client group* 610 7.5% 16.5% 15.2% 11.8% Job seekers* 40 0.5% 1.7% 1.9% 1.5% Incapacity benefits* 350 4.3% 8.9% 8.4% 6.2% Lone parent* 40 0.5% 1.4% 1.2% 1.1% Other income related* 20 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2% All key out of work benefits* 450 5.5% 12.3% 11.8% 9.0% Carers* 95 1.2% 2.8% 2.1% 1.6% Disabled* 50 0.6% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% Bereaved* 15 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% Pension credit** 395 11.7% 20.1% 18.7% 17.1%

* % is of all work age ** % is of all receiving state pension

Poverty and deprivation Children in families receiving tax credits (HMRC, 2016) Ruthin Denbighshire Wales GB Children in in-work families 825 35.5% 41.5% 40.0% 38.8% Children in out-of-work families 200 8.6% 22.4% 22.1% 19.8% Total 1,025 44.1% 63.9% 62.1% 58.6% As % all children. In work is working 16 hrs a week or more

Welsh index of multiple deprivation (Welsh Government, 2014) Ruthin Denbighshire Total LSOAs in area 7 58 No. LSOAs in most deprived: 10% 25% 10% 25% In each deprivation domain Overall Index 0 0 8 11 Income 0 0 8 12 Employment 0 0 7 11 Health 0 0 6 12 Education 0 0 5 9 Access to services 4 4 8 15 Community safety 0 0 8 15 Physical environment 0 0 1 9 Housing 0 0 8 17 Deprivation data shows how many lower super output areas (LSOAs) in the area are in the 10% and 25% most deprived LSOAs in Wales.

Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board February 2017